Luc-Arthur Vebobe
| No. 14 – Provence Basket | |
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| Position | Power forward |
| League | LNB Pro B |
| Personal information | |
| Born | April 3, 1980 |
| Listed height | 6 ft 7.52 in (2.02 m) |
| Listed weight | 200 lb (91 kg) |
| Career information | |
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| NBA draft | 2003: undrafted |
| Playing career | 1998–present |
| Career history | |
| 1998–1999, 2002 | Antibes |
| 2002–2003 | Chalon-sur-Saône |
| 2003–2005 | Paris Basket Racing |
| 2005–2006 | CAI Zaragoza |
| 2008–2009 | ALM Évreux |
| 2009–2010 | Antibes |
| 2010–2013 | Cholet |
| 2013–2014 | Antibes |
| 2014–2015 | Chorale Roanne |
| 2015–present | Provence Basket |
| Career highlights | |
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Luc-Arthur Vebobe (born April 3, 1980) is a French professional basketball player who currently plays for Provence Basket in France's LNB Pro B.
Amateur career
[edit]Born in Antibes, France, Luc-Arthur is the son of former basketball player Saint-Ange Vebobe. He starts his basketball debuts with the Youth team (Espoirs) of Antibes (1998–1999) before going to the United States in Junior Colleges (Seward County Community College & Foothill College) until 2001. He then joins the University of Hawaii where he plays in NCAA (2001-early 2002).
He played for the French Youth squad at the 1998 FIBA Europe Under-18 Championship where France ranked 10th and at the 2000 FIBA Europe Under-20 Championship where France ranked 8th.
Pro career
[edit]Vebobe starts his professional career with its youth club Antibes (Pro A) in 2002 before joining Chalon-sur-Saône (Pro A) for the 2002-2003 season. He then goes to Paris Basket Racing for 2 seasons before going to Spain where he plays for Zaragoza (LEB) during the 2005-2006 season. Due to injuries, Vebobe did not play for any professional club between end of 2006 and beginning of 2008.
For the 2008-2009 season, ALM Evreux (Pro B) is giving him a chance to play again before joining Antibes (Pro B) again for the 2009-2010 season. Playing for Antibes, he won the French basketball cup 16th finals game versus Cholet Basket (76-70) where he drew the attention of coach Erman Kunter. He then joins Cholet Basket (Pro A), the 2010 French champion and plays the Euroleague for the 2010-2011 season.
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[edit]- 1980 births
- Living people
- Sportspeople from Antibes
- ALM Évreux Basket players
- Basket Zaragoza players
- Cholet Basket players
- Chorale Roanne Basket players
- Élan Chalon players
- Foothill College alumni
- Fos Provence Basket players
- French expatriate basketball people in Spain
- French expatriate basketball people in the United States
- French men's basketball players
- Hawaii Rainbow Warriors basketball players
- Junior college men's basketball players in the United States
- Olympique Antibes basketball players
- Paris Racing Basket players
- Power forwards
- 21st-century French sportsmen